Stock Analysis
Freshpet, Inc.FRPT
P/E 15.74×· 5Y range 12.66–676.23×· bottom 13% of history
Sector: Consumer Defensive · Industry: Grain Mill Products
AnalystsStrong Buy23 analystsP/E 15.7× sits at the 13th percentile of its 5.086926762491444-year history.
Cash covers 56% of debt · FY 2025.
PMP Verdict
Mixed fundamentals, cheap valuation
Strengths
- Financial Health72
- Quality62
Risks
- Growth25
- Profitability50
Mixed business trading cheap — priced for skepticism.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓Altman Z 4.8 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓ROE 16.8% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Revenue CAGR 26.9% — durable top-line growth
- ✓P/E 15.7× at bottom 13% of 5-year history
What's happening with FRPT
Profile
moat and growth lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation50/100 · Moderate
- P/E vs own history (13th pct)25/25
- FCF yield (1.9%)5/25
- P/S (2.7x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (43.8x)0/25
- Growth25/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (26.9%)25/25
- Net income CAGR (n/a)0/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (n/a)0/25
- Fwd implied growth (-47.2%)0/25
- Profitability50/100 · Moderate
- ROIC (4.3%)5/25
- ROE (16.8%)20/25
- Net margin (17.3%)20/25
- Operating margin (6.6%)5/25
- Financial Health72/100 · Moderate
- Altman Z (4.83)25/25
- Current ratio (5.54)25/25
- Interest coverage (2.8x)10/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 12%)12/25
- Quality62/100 · Moderate
- Piotroski F (7/9)22/25
- Beneish M (-2.22)12/25
- FCF conversion (30%)8/25
- Margin stability (σ 7.3%)20/25
- Moat13/100 · Weak
- ROIC >12% years (0/10 yrs)0/25
- Median gross margin (41.2%)13/25
- FCF-positive years (2/10 yrs)0/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst -10.0%)0/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠8 loss-making years in recent history
- ⚠Interest coverage 2.8× — thin debt cushion
About Freshpet, Inc.
Freshpet produces and sells premium fresh pet food through its company-owned refrigerators placed in grocery, mass and club, pet specialty, and natural stores. Show more
Freshpet primarily targets dogs (likely representing well north of 90% of sales), with cats and treats nascent contributors. Geographically, the company's home US market, where all its food is produced, accounts for nearly all of sales, with exports to Canada, the United Kingdom, and other European countries being very small contributors.
Headquarters: BEDMINSTER, NJ · Employees: 1,288 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
50CP/E (TTM)15.7xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 12.7x–676.2x · 13th pct
P/FCF53.3xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative · Elevated investment — CapEx = 70% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
FCF Yield1.9%C
Grade C: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: -21.0%–2.4% · 96th pct · Elevated investment — CapEx = 70% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
P/S (TTM)2.72xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 2.2x–17.6x · 9th pct
EV/EBIT43.8xD
Grade D: ExpensiveEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 35.8x–499.6x · 14th pct
EV/Sales2.8xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E29.8xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio2.65xA
Grade A: FairPrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio-3.06A
Grade A: CheapFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield—
TTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio—
Dividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Elevated investment: Elevated investment — CapEx = 70% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Profitability
50CROIC4.3%D
Grade D: LowNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE16.8%C
Grade C: AverageReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA11.3%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin17.3%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin6.6%D
Grade D: LowTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin41.4%C
Grade C: AverageGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin5.2%D
Grade D: LowFCF / Revenue · Elevated investment — CapEx = 70% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
True FCF Margin4.0%D
Grade D: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost · Elevated investment — CapEx = 70% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Growth
25ERevenue CAGR26.9%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR—
Compound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)—
Compound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth-47.2%D
Grade D: Decl.Analyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)+13.2%D
Grade D: DilutiveShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income7.1%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue1.2%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
72B+Altman Z-Score4.83A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio5.54xA
Grade A: HighCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio4.94xA
Grade A: High(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage2.8xD
Grade D: RiskyEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment3.6yC
Grade C: AverageYears to repay net debt via FCF · Elevated investment — CapEx = 70% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Net Debt/EBIT2.8xC
Grade C: MedLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.41xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.56xC
Grade C: PartialCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
62BPiotroski F-Score7/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.22C
Grade C: Gray zoneEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion30.0%D
Grade D: PoorFCF / Net Income · Elevated investment — CapEx = 70% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Margin Stability7.3%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue12.4%C
Grade C: AverageTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.66xC
Grade C: AverageRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GEORGE WALTER N. Filed | GEORGE WALTER N. | BuyOpen market buy | +1.0K | |
Baty Nicola J. Filed | Baty Nicola J. | Tax withholding | -395 | |
Baty Nicola J. Filed | Baty Nicola J. | Tax withholding | -1687 | |
Cyr William B. Filed | Cyr William B. | Option exercise | -7209 | |
Cyr William B. Filed | Cyr William B. | Option exercise | -8170 |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyr William B. Filed | Cyr William B. | Option exercise | -4180 | |
Cyr William B. Filed | Cyr William B. | Option exercise | -56442 | |
Cyr William B. Filed | Cyr William B. | SellOpen market sale | -979 |
Option exercise (M) rows report a derivative leg, not an open-market sale — a paired negative entry is the option position being consumed.
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
13EROIC >12% Years0/10 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)41.2%C
Grade C: ModerateMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years2/10 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor-10.0%D
Grade D: WeakWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$4.23
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$7.21
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$25.45
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$494.98M
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$277.98M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$217.01M
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$1.21B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability3.12xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$3.20B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta1.75C
Grade C: VolatilePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT)
FRPT is down 1.51% at the last close. Freshpet, Inc. meets 7 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 4.83 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk.
- Revenue has compounded at roughly 27% annually — a strong growth profile.
- Takes ~3.6 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- Freshpet, Inc. posted a net loss in 8 of 10 available completed fiscal years (2016–2025).
See how FRPT ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all FRPT moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | Regular | 65.24 | +3.14% | 2.02 |
| Oct 6 | Regular | 63.66 | +3.80% | 2.64 |
| Oct 2 | Regular | 59.99 | +3.93% | 3.83 |
| Oct 2 | After-hours | 60.26 | +4.40% | 4.19 |
Frequently Asked Questions about FRPT
What is the current Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT) stock price?
FRPT is trading at $66.63 at the last market close, down 1.51% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks FRPT pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is FRPT stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Freshpet, Inc.'s financial health at 72/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is FRPT stock overvalued?
Freshpet, Inc. trades at a trailing P/E of 15.7 and our valuation score rates it 50/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Freshpet, Inc. report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for FRPT. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Freshpet, Inc. operate in?
Freshpet, Inc. operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Grain Mill Products industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Freshpet, Inc. do?
Freshpet produces and sells premium fresh pet food through its company-owned refrigerators placed in grocery, mass and club, pet specialty, and natural stores.
About Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT) Stock
Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT) is a US-listed stock operating in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Grain Mill Products industry. As of the latest update, Freshpet, Inc. is trading at $66.63, down 1.51% on the day with a market capitalization of $3.2 billion. The financial health score for FRPT is 72/100, which indicates good financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for FRPT stock.
FRPT Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time FRPT stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for FRPT with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Freshpet, Inc. across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 72/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for FRPT.
- Sector peers: Compare FRPT against 5 other consumer defensive stocks on key financial metrics.
Is FRPT a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT) as an investment. The financial health score of 72/100 suggests good financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
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